Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 47.5% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 27.8% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,154
|
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,452
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,810
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
pay 80.8% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,181
|
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,712
|
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,358
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,283
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,403
|
$1.34
FCFA827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,711
|
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,754
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,119
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,513
|
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,492
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,814
|
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£803,973
|
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
|
pay 15.7% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
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